Exam 4 Part 4 Flashcards
What are the functions of the right hemisphere?
Creativity, rhythm, prosody, emotion, body language, facial expression
Cutting the corpus callosum was thought to relieve _____
Seizures
What allowed the study of each cerebral hemisphere and independent functions?
Cutting the corpus callosum
Person’s ability to find something in a hidden picture
Figure-ground relationships
Left and right hemispheres work together
Cohesion
What are some inference deficits?
Can make wrong assumptions, can take idioms literal
True or false: Visual agnosia is caused by damage to the optic nerves or eyes
False
Person is giving the wrong emotional response at the wrong time; sudden exaggerated mood changes
Emotional lability
True or false: Someone with RHD typically has mental health diagnoses
True
What are the 3 parts of assessment for RHD?
Case history, informal evaluation, formal evaluation
Part of the assessment of RHD that includes reviewing medical records, interviewing with family and patient
Case history
What is one example of informal testing with someone who has prosopagnosia?
Showing patient pictures and having them name who it is
What is an example of informal assessment comprehension of facial affect?
SLP makes faces or presents photos of faces denoting certain emotions and asks the patient to name the emotions being conveyed by the faces
What is an example of informal assessment of expression of facial affect?
Asking patient to produce facial expression to match a certain emotion
What is an example of informal assessment of comprehension of prosody?
Taking a phrase and varying the meaning of the phrase by altering intonation and then asking the patient for interpretation of emotion being conveyed
